DEVOTION: OBEDIENCE OR BETRAYAL Episode One Explores Gloriavale Accusations

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The documentary exposes decades of alleged crimes within the secretive Gloriavale community.

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Paramount+ has released the full first episode of its documentary series DEVOTION: OBEDIENCE OR BETRAYAL on YouTube, offering audiences a complete look at the premiere installment of the nonfiction series before they continue streaming on the platform.

DEVOTION: OBEDIENCE OR BETRAYAL centers on Gloriavale, a tightly controlled Christian community that has remained largely hidden from the outside world for decades. The series examines how the community's founder built a movement rooted in obedience and religious authority, and how that foundation eventually gave way to allegations of sexual abuse and institutional cover-ups that now threaten the group's survival. The first episode, subtitled "In Search of Truth," traces how faith hardened over time into what the series frames as a pattern of criminal behavior, drawing on accounts from those who lived inside the community.

The documentary series is currently streaming on Paramount+, which has been expanding its slate of original nonfiction programming alongside scripted series and animated projects. The full episode one release on YouTube gives prospective viewers a substantial introduction to the series before committing to the platform.

Paramount+ has been active in releasing content across multiple formats in recent months. BroadwayWorld previously covered the platform's animated series AMONG US, which similarly debuted its full first episode on YouTube , giving audiences a free preview of the ten-episode run currently available on the streamer.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/DEVOTION-OBEDIENCE-OR-BETRAYAL-Full-Episode-One-Streams-on-Paramount-20260609)._